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L.. _ -~ ~~~. f-~ N E WS PAPP It ....--,,- --- - 0 1 r--177,74.( r F , ~,,,,,,,,44 „ 5 The Wounded . Guardsm an at "M ph ipcioni.:- ..4 A, 144 ~. TO THE EDITOR OF T HE SUN. ''.- ''7'...'l TKA '--i`:-f,'' Sir,—Forth© information and satisfaction oft,he ji , s public, who are evidently so much interested in the welfare of the poor man Cooper, who was 'acci dentally shot on Thursday last at the Winable don butts, I beg you will be so good as to allow m 0 to convey through your columns an authentic acc, mut of his present condition, more particularly as I hear and see so many erroneous statements of him. A penetrating wound of the cavity of the chest must always be a very serious affair, but it by no means necessarily follows that because a mart re. cei res a wound of this or any other cavity of the body by a rifle bullet, the aperture of whose en trance and exit shall be opposite, that the ioterven inn.., contained organs are i nvariably completely penetrated. So much depends upon a variety of circumstances connected both with the position of the individual firing, as ~ vell as of the man who is shot, &a., which are vre:l understood by ail expari4 enced military surgeons, and duly taken into consideration before venturing to pronounce any definite prognosis as to the probabio issue of the wound. WINAHAN'S L IS I, WHKY v. COGNA C, BRANDY. 9.'his celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest YIZENCH BRANDY, It ii Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Sold in Bottl es , 3 8. Bd., at the Retail Houses in Wholesome London ; by etc. Agents in the pri nc i pal towns in England ; or wholesale at ~.:,...z4,,. 1 ' . . , 4 ., , ' . , ,. ..5, .. 0404.4;44..,.v%,,,,,,:5, ....,:....)...ry. . ... lairz ..:4,4,.....,,,,..4L...7.....5.:‘',i..04:::i.....:..7_, * ii e 1f. 5 z .....6:.:11.4ii : 11.4"....,. t„.. 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James Dickson, Esq, Sir Scholefleld, Esq„ M.P. P. D. lladoiv, lilsq. . Sir S. 0. Scott, Part. T. 0. llanson, Esq. 11. D. Seymour, Esq., 3LP. Av. ii. Ilarford, Esq. Joseph Thornton, Esq. G. p. Iloiroyd, Esq. P. G. Westmorland, Esq. .1 - . G. 7f yd, Esq. Alfred Wilson, Esq. Capt. J. Gilbert Johnston. M. Zarin., Esq. . BANERS. The Bank of EnglandK. The Agra and Masterman's Bank, Lim' . ed. The Bank of London. The Union Bank of London. kir W. Miles, Bart., and Co., BrlstoL SOLICITORS. Messrs, Ed wards and Co., and Me,srs. Ashurst, Morris, and Co. N°. 22,492. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1864. IN What " Happy Land" can I see you after the "Opera?" I only know of One HAPPY LAND fa which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT ARDEN, my dear fellow! Now ready all at the Libraries, in 3 vols., MA T T I E. A STRAY. By the Author of "No Church," "Owen: A Waif," &c. " There is great ability in this book."—Spectator. " A very at'ractive, interesting, and naturally told tale. It well sustains the author's high reputation." —Sun, Hurst and _Macke t, 13, Great Marlborough-street. PRI CF .4d. STA BIPED .....sd. Important Military Rifle Competition. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, The Military Riots in Rendsburg, TO PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREE [TOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPERTIES GENERALLY— To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at tile Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the coyage with its few acres. _ Although the National Rifle Association struck its flag at Wimbledon on Saturday evening, and returned with a well filled treasury chest to headquarters in Pall-mall East, the prize list this year was so very lengthened that there was one important competition which could not be fitted into the proceedings of the past fortnight. It therefore re mained over till this week, and must last some days before it in can by b e uti prize i n question is one of £lOO, u Marquis of T weeddale, for military rifles carrying 550 ammunition. Wi t h a view of attracting rifles t ah nihm the best weapons in either class the money offered was di vided as follows—£so open to muzzle-loaders, and £5O open to breech-loaders, the latter tender being accompanied with a notification that where any of the breech-leading rifles competing were constructed upon a system that could be applied to existing service rifles, it was desirable that a con verted service rifle should be tried, It will be seen at once, in the present unsettled state of the small-arms question, what importance attaches to a double competition of this nature, open to all gunmakers, except those whose weapons have smaller bores than were hitherto thought consistent with the military service. The conditions under which the contest took place were well calculated to test the qualifications of the respective rifles. The Council of the association waived the preference which they them ion of rest and in any poi ) and allow the competitor s The rifles were a ll requ i re d tt s io e o l ns v h es o oetn whichwteirttthha e i a n yn f y o ro mightt m he a r c s h de i le n esc e ctr r .i e p s t ts to be full stocked, not to exceed 9 / 1 1) in weight, having metal ramrods and military sights, with a 61b pull of trigger; mechanically fitting ramrods were prohibited. To prevent any arrangement of a private nature allowing one or two competitors to walk over the ground, the conditions stipu lated that in each of the competitions there should be at least three entries representing three different systems, otherwise the match would not proceed. The proceedings yesterday commenced at an early hour and lasted, with an interrup tion caused by heavy showers, until close on 7 o'clock. In the afternoon the atmosphere of Wimbledon entirely changed its character from that which was presented last week. The tropical heat which then necessitated a resort to cap covers in a its ndalsltmead a annesrtorfoc:goldinamg dpriwnikendcobmlepwleuteplyanddisappaTlyredac, and the range, rendering an overcoat by n o means an undesir ablerose possession. For each of the prizes several well-known inventors r a o n c d e e g d u i n n g m , awkhe which h h entereda w d assim ii a r t h a e t i rb otthenames,h and the order ranges, was as follows—Each competitor, or th e marksman selected to act for them, fired 100 rounds continuously at 550 yards, as fast as he could load and fire, the officer in charge timing the number of rounds per minute, and taking note of all the misses as well as hits. After this test of rapidity of firing the target was pa;nted afresh, and from the same rifle, with out being cleaned, and without reference to the time occu pied in aiming, 10 shots were fired to teat the accuracy of the weapon, which was then handed over to the council for safe keeping. Capt. Page, Adjutant of the London Scottish, and executive officer of the National Rifle Association, had charge of the range at which the muzzle loaders were tested. Capt. Knight, musketry instructor to 3d Depot Battalion, Chatham, superintended the breech loading competition. The most remarkable feature in the day's proceedings was the performance of the Whitworth rifle in the hands of Mr Leace. In his 100 rounds, which were fired in the incre dibly short space of 24 rein. 35 see., being at the rate of rather more than 4 shots a minute, the following were the results achieved, to the astonishment of the spectators : Bull's •eyes, 34 ; centres, 40 ; outers, 23 ; ricochets, 1; misses, 2 ; total marks, 304. That is to say, that a muzzle loading gun, fired from a stand representing the ordinary sand-bag rest, with shot after shot poured in so rapidly that taking aim seemed out of the question, actually made a score better than that achieved by any breech loading rifle tried in the course of the day, besides pressing them all closely in point of time. Tho rifle with which Mr. Leace shot was a short large bore Whitworth, and the perfect preparation of all his appliances was only less remarkable than the suc cess attending his efforts. The next muzzle loader tried was the Turner rifle. It completed its 100 rounds in 41 min. 2 sec., and the score which it made was as follows.— Bull's-eyes, 9; centres, 32; outers, 30; ricochet, 0; misses, 29 ; total marks, 194. Unlike the Whitworth rine, with which a prepared cartridge was used, the Turner rifle was loaded with loose powder from a flask. The next name upon the list was that of Mr Boucher, whose peculiar disc bullet has given rise to much controversy in print and elsewhere. The shooting of this rifle was accordingly watched with much interest, but something evidently went wronp with it internally, for over 20 of the bullets in their course gave out a very uncertain sound, and the following score was considered so unsatisfactory by Mr Boucher himself that he withdrew from participation in the future stages of the contest:—Bull's-eyes, 2, centres, 3; outers, 10; ricochets 3; misses, 82; total marks, 37. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday the committee of the House of Lords concluded their labours by passing the bills for the metropolitan district railways, the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Steamboat Traffic Bill, DRESDEN, July 23. The following official report has been received here from General von Hake, commanding the Federal troops in Holstein, of the disturbances between Prussian and Saxon and Hanoverian sol diers in Rendsburg on the 18th inst. : " Altona, July 20. "Upon the 17th a quarrel arose in a dancing house outside Rendsburg, between Prussian soldiers upon the one side and Saxons and Hanoverians on the other. It was uititnatcly settled by the non commissioned officers on duty without calling for further assistance. "The affair, however, seems to have given rise to further lamentable excesses upon the 18th, the fol lowing day, which unfortunately did not pass over without numerous wounds being inflicted by both the parties in dispute. These were the men of the Prussian 15th Infantry Regiment and of an Artil lery company quartered in Rendsburg, and the non commissioned officers and men of the 3d Hano verian Infantry. In addition to the bad feeling previously obtaining between the wen, and the want of sufficient precaution to prevent such conflicts, was the unfortunate circumstance that the barracks in which the Hanoverians were quartered are situ ated in the same street as the Prussian hospitals, and in their immediate neighbourhood. Notwithstand ing that the excesses were confined to isolated con flicts in various parts of the Neuwerk suburb, and that the Saxon and Hanoverian troops readily obeyed the tatoo which was beaten at 9 p,m. the Prussian commandant of the Kronwerk, Major von Hake, attached so much impor. ance to an entirely unfounded report that the Hanoverians intended to storm the above mentioned hospitals, that he required the protection of tha two companies of the 15th Infan try cantoned in Oster and Wester Roenfeld. " This step was taken without reference to the Now Ready, In Crown Svo., FOOTPRINTS ON THE ROAD , By CHARLES KENT. 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The locomotive superintendent and resident engineer have certified to the auditors the efficient state of the rolling stock and of the permanent way, and that the latter is being strengthened by the introduction of additional sleepers. henry J. Barker, Esq., MANAGERS. and T. Prager Sandeman, Esq. This Association receives money on deposit at notice, and for lived periods, on terms to be tag: eed upon ; makes advances on approved securities, and effects purchases and sates of s tocks, shares, and debentures ; negotiates loans, and akesunder general financial business. Communications io be addressed to the Managers. By order. W. C. WINTERBOTTOM, Secretary. TEMPO RARY OFFICES. Crosby House, 96, B ishopgate-street Within. This day is published, octavo, price 14s. WHAT LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF TIIE NILE. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then onlythe usual moderate commission. 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Such, however, in my opinion, after a careful examination, and taking every circumstance into consideration, was not the course of the bullet, and I ventured to pronounce that the poor fellow's chance was by no means so hopeless, lam happy to feel daily more confirmed in that view, but, unfortunately, the future results of the accident may, I fear, be much complicated by the fact that the bullet still remains, no attempt having been made to extract it from its reported position in front of the cheat after the first receipt of the injury. FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOVH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. C.I.6ItGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FITE NMI! are respectfully informed that Messrs. 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LADY LORME. _ _ _ The man is blissed with an unimpaired constitu tion, and his temperament is most favourable, which no doubt will serve him hereafter ; but if he has this to be thankful for, and the hairbreadth escape of sudden death which, under Providence, he has had, how much must he ever feel indebted, if he should ultimately recover, to the humane and anxious solicitude of Lord and Lady Elcho, who have been so unceasing in every effort to provide for his smallest comfort P And I can but feel that the remembrance of this must always be a deep source of gratitude to every soldier of the Brigade of Guards, so many of whom have been associated with these annual Volunteer meetings, and now express so much sympathy for the sufferings of their wounded comrade.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, London: Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet-street. SOLICITORS. llessrs. Janson, Cobb, and Pearson, 4, Basinghall-st., STANDING COUNSEL IN ITALY. I 1 Signor Cay. 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Tire work will show members and their constituents how each member voted, whether for or azainst public and private measures during the session; total number of times, with majorities for and against, &c. 103.1.1 Subscription, One Guinea. Members can have their Divisions for the whole Parlia ment in extenso upon application to the above office. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN• SHIRE. It appears that during the past half-year the locomotive engines of this company were in the aggregate 203,628 hours in steam, of which 100,672 hours were spent in running with the trains, 60,230 hours in shunting at stations, and 42,726 hours in standing. The quantity of coke consumed was 3,483 cwts., and the coal consumed 501,859 cwts.; against 20,248 cwts. of coke and 416,808 cwts. of coal consumed in the corresponding half of 1863. The cost per hour working, in conse quence of the increased price of coals, was 15.36 d. against 12.38 d. for the corresponding period of last year. The total mileage run by the engines during the half year was 1,478,288 miles against 1,400,241 miles for the corresponding half of 1863, showing an increase of 78,047 miles ran, the cost per mile being 1.674, caused by the strike in the South Yorkshire coal district, against 1 - 41 d. in the corre sponding half of 1863. The working of the trains during the half-year showed that 34,087 passenger trains were run, of which 26,829 trains arrived in time, and 7,174 above five minutes after time. The number of goods trains was 10.055, of which 6,373 arrived in time, and 3,143 above five minutes after time. The number of coal trains was 6,849, of which 4,916 arrived in time, and 1,774 above five minutes after time. The average number of car riages in the passenger trains was 64, the average number of waggons, &c., in the goods trains was 391 and in the coal trains 284. Hanoverian commandant at Rendsburg, Lieut.- Colonel Dam:ear, but also without his offering any opposition, although he was upon the spot and in communication with Major von Hake. Bonds. Nos. 57, 108, 343, 419, 424, 602, 667, 668, eight Dols. Bonds of 1,000 dollars each Bonds, Nos. 873, 917, 1,090, 1,156, four Bonds of 500 dollars each 2,000 PROSPECTUS. „No country in the world presents more opportunities for 'He ad vantageous employment of capital than Italy, it abounds in Mineral and agricultural wealth, and has a Dirge population, affording an abundance of cheap labour, and only TPl9quires the application of capital, on the joint-stock prin e, and English enterprise to develope and render produc 'y,e lb; great natural resources. , Ala Company is formed to provide the requisite means for ueveloping industrial undertakings of undeniable commer cial value. _ The business of the Company will be commenced by the :livl.ll,l:eliase and working of extensive and valuable deposits of e aillphur, situate , n the Romagna, which are now being ri_ oyked with considerable profit, and are in the immediate ,7,"Thbourhood of the productive sulphur mines of the ,010atiese Company, which for several years realised profits - ',, r a%jetr 33 per cent. per annum on the capital employe& coolie4e mines intended to be wor ed by this Company are Znous to the Central Italian Railw.y, and within a few 'titles of e cod seaports, and they have been thoroughly in- I,Pected and investigated by independent and reliable practi eat Men, specially sent over by the Directors for that purpose, 4141 their reports, which can be seen at the office of the Com pany, enable the Directors to state with confidence that a net annu 4 profit of from 15 to 25 per cent. on the capital era laloyed may be fairly anticipated. Under their advice a i rovis!_onal agreement has been en tered into for the purchase of the whole of the concessions of These mines, together with all rights and privileges, and Plant thereto attached, for the sum of £84,000. The sulphur, nen smelled, being subj e ct t o a small royalty of about sd. per quintal. Not more than half the capital of the Company will be re ti(lllired for the purchase and development of the sulphur n es ; consequently, it is not proposed to call up upon than " A Per s are until other undertakings are entered . . e c .'"l a Pr. of of the confidence felt by the venders in the sue i-"t,al 'working of these mines, they have consented to take eer(' ir,Y one-hAf their purchase money in shares, on which y are not to receive interest or dividend until 10 per Cent. _ a nnlini has been paid on the capital employed. NviiChPronotion money, or other similar ctiarge has been or k ly . .. paid in respect of the formation of this Company. onie7 informa' ion may be obtained at the Temporary Xaer a of the Company, where copies of the re orts, and the orandum and articles of association may be seen. at, Pplication for shares must be made in the annexed form, Oileco.e_sent to the Ba ,, kers, Brokers, or to the Temporary of x i _, t,h,te,Company, accompanied the reuired deposit tiai o ,Z:s l En, le, and in cases where no allotment is made the tue. , of deposits paid on application will be returned in MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BACHELOR'S BOX, " The accounts of both parties coincide in stating that the Hanoverians were in their quarters by half-past nine. Towards 10 o'clock the Prussian companies arrived, loaded with ball, bivouacked until towards morning upon the parade square, and sent out continually strong patrols. By one of these patrols four Hanoverian non-commissioned officers, returning from visiting headquarters, were wounded after 10 o'clock., This is according to Hanoverian reports, the c)rrectness of which the Prussians deny. 10,000 And that the Bonds, together with the half-yearly Coupons or Interest Warrants, from January 1, 1865, to July 1, 1879, both inclusive, attached to each of said Bonds respectively, have been this day cancelled by the undersigned John Henry Grain, of London, Notary Public. SAMUEL GURNEY, JNO. P. KENNARD, } Trustees. London, July 21, 18C4CHAS. MOZLEY, . _ jOITN WYATT, Surgeon-Major, Coldstream Guards. Guards' Hospital, Vincent-square, 2L - . an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Caaring-cross, EVERY EVENINtiI, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, is. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. J. H. GRAIN, Notary Public. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, May 7, at three. The Danish Question. V.R.—TOWER, QALE OF STORES.—By Order of the SECRE TARY of STATE for WAR, Mr. GEORGE SPILLIIAW will Sell, by Publi t Auction, in the Tower, on TUESDAY, the 2nd August. 1801, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon precisely, : the following Stores MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial séance, by William Brown, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German steed; and THE SEA SIDE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening (except Saturday), at S; Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 3. —ROYAL GALLERY of IL LUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, Is., 2s;; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be s e cured i n ad vance at the Gallery without fee. "The only circumstance that appears in any way to justify such extraordinary measures may be that the Hanoverians quartered in the aforesaid barracks created unnecessary disturbance in the street before the hospitals, and may very probably have abused the Prussians. The stone throwing with which they are charged has, at least, injured nobody, and the stones must also have been thrown through opened windows, as the panes are reported intact. Fire Engines. - Tents, circular. Blanket Covers. Coppers. Waterproof Greatcoats. Accoutrements. Ranges, with ovens and I Tools, var ou boilers. Old Iron and Steel. May be viewed at the Tower, from 10 to 4 o'clock, i he three days previous to the day of sale; and catalogues may be had at the War-office, Pall-Mall ; the Tower ; and Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. T H 0 X F 0 11 D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guoaod, FAUST, with augmented band and chorus, supported by the following talented principal artistes :—Misses Russell. Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell. SV almslev ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green ; and UN BALLO IN MASCUERA. _ VINTAGE WINE COMPANY, Importers of Spanish and other Wines, 14, Bloomsbury-street, London, Four Doors South of New Oxford-street. The Vintage Comida Sherry, Golden The Vintage Xeres Ditto, Pale The Vintage Port, No. 1 2os. „ • The Vintage Port, No. 1* 24s. „ The Vintage Port, No. 5, fine rich old 355. „ The Vintage Claret l3s. „ The Vintage Beaujolais, recommended The Vintage Champagne, quarts „ pints 155. „ The Vintage Flock, sparkling, ve!y choice 358. „ The Vint tge Burgundy, sparking superb 4os. „ The Vintage East India Sherry s4s. „ The Vintage A montillado, the choicest imported 565. ~ Fine ,Id COMM. Liquors, Spirits, &c. THE VINTAGE ALHANACK, with price list and medical and clerical testimonials_ sent peat free. See 30) opinions of the press. N. W. HODGES, Secretary. Director. Mr. F. Jonghmans. To-morrow Evening, THE MERRY WIVES OF WIND SOR, by Otto Nicolai. Comedy by UNSWORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. ilutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), &c., (to. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, la.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. Open every Evening. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. This EVENING, Will be produced, with alterations and improvements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing anything yet attempted. entitlgd THE TERCEN t'ENA Lor.a NIL;IIT wil'fi 6tiAKSI ERE, written expressly by W. V. Vander yell, Esq., in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appyar. Also, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE 14, Bloom bury-street. - -- FORM OP APPLICATION FOR SHARES. N 0,,,,. (To be left with the Bankers.) To the Directors of the Industrial Company of Central Italy (Limited). Vestry House, Laurence Pountney-hill, London. _ t C.4:',ntleraen,- Having paid to the Agra and Masterman's 44K (1-..rnited), the sum of £ , being £1 ter share deposit on shares I request you to allot me that number of itsl.i.ares of Lin each • in the Industrial Company of Central I:'`4lY (Limited), and I agree to become a member of the Com 111IY, to accept such shares, or any less number that you may a °' Me, to pay a further sum of £l. per share on allotment, A s well as all subsequent calls, and to sign the Articles of Asst oc i • ~, ation when required. I also authorise you to have my ' Ine Placed on the Register of Shareholders for the number of shares allotted to me. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in full Ocermaton Address in full Dated the d ay of Usual signature 1864. TOLE MERCHANT BANKING COMPANY OF LONDON (Limited), INVITE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE CAPITAL OF THE IRRITISH AND OR INDIA I BANK (Limited). In under the Companies' Act, 18V, which limits liability of each shareholder to the amount of his s hares. Capital, Two Millions, in 40,000 shares of £5O each. It is s First issue, 20 000 shares. sroposed not to call up more than £l2 its, per share. , exceedl per share, and 44 on allotment. '" 0 call to 42 per share, and three months' interval between each call, Charles 13 DIRECTORS. A„. Mier, Esq., of the late firm of IL and J. Johnston Al a- sms London. ecoxstirder Fraser, Esq., London, of Maclaine, Watson, and yA ss, isatavia. a f iestas, E sq., of A. Hector anti co., London and Pagdad. sr,lsss 3l`Alaster, Esq., Director of the Merchant Banking /14p - snarly, - ert ~, e„ „sss'errell, Esq., 45, Inverness-terrace, of Scott and .Tess*, ~..slauritius a" raterson, Esq., Chairman of th e St andard Bank of .101;11 South Atrica. is Torrance, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank, BANKERS. T he Alli a nce Bank, Lond on, Li verpool, and Manchester. ehant Banking Company of London, Cannon-street. BROKERS. la easrs. J. a n d J . Whitehead, 8, Moorgate-street. SECRETARY, PRO TEM, B. W. Ball, Esq. Ide 4 .s n OFFICES. 01 Banking Company of London, 28, Cannon -street. PROSPECTUS. has Although svithin the past few years considerable addition been Made to tha banking capital of our great Eastern r ssessions it must still be admitted that in India, China, r,7'LP4,I, all Australia, as well as in the Eastern Arehipeiago senerally, business has grew ly outrun existing banking ac secqinnodation, and the necessity again presses hard and rvere upon trade in these parts for greatly Increased moue '4ry facilities. „To meet this necessity in some measure, tho British and ( Netherlands India Bank is established; and, a though it takes Duvvers in its Articles of Association to enter upon any por tion of the wide field before it, not only in India, China, and A ustralia, but also in the Eastern Archipelago, yet its first Operations will be directed to those parts which have been Chief neglected by the newly-created kindred institutions. a among these fields in India will be the Madras Presi :lloY, and some estimate may be formed of its , value when it have stted that the import and export trade of Southern India tk more than doubled within the last five years, and the tr,S a4 slon of the railway system to that portion of Asia and - application of European capital to the development of its ia.t re incresounes, as a coffee, cott on, and tea growing territory, great a ased sits productive p ower to such extent tbat a in, ad dition of banking capit a l i s a b solutely necessary, to 7 tte legitimate requirements of commerce. 104'e British and Netherlands India ., Bank will also without s ex , ci time, estabtish branches in China, Japan, cl , B t i . ittan an an Ausl i r a l v i a ' Bsuarsangementa are contemplated . w hoe' by which its operations will likewise be effectuallyaexaa 4sed to that field. Ins? 4 Profitable investment the British and Netherlands in es 'a Bauk offers a very desirable opportunity. It will com erss-scoe Pperationv under pro'mises of very valnablse.aocml ri;ions.t ets,e in support ; and at a time when the soin e t v - e t ry k p li rt of tll P e l In banlans. is penetrating with new ease on es r ich fields bpr sented in the East, it wi 1 participate at kots,,ln that very lucrative business which was once the E y ssP r °, l of native discounters. he undo description of exchange banking businesswill a a o ls k o , serrS.u.S.StSken by the British and Netherlands India 15 bilae.r. will constitute peculiar feature of the tat thss,,,h, alSstosV securities it will issue credits to p roducers,p -0 which !ergs commissions are made to the bank. t of thsie pTists.souon nioney will be , iVen in the establishnsen sxp es 1811 and Netherlands edia Bank The preliminary Is_s_ss Will be confined to necessary disbursements. is,`,Srsinuneration of the Directors left to the shareholders. ossa7,SP_Sctuses and forms of application for shares may be ssfis.„eu ot the Brokers, Bankers, and at the Temporary e e SSS of the Company; but no application for shares will be ,iisistered unless a deposit of XI per share has been pre ',l_Sly Paid to the Bankers of the Company. W2,e Articles of Association can be seen at the Offices of the l ' l l/ r• e ._ the event of no allotment being made the deposit will be b,,,arbed without deduction ; and to.ould the number allotted wi,',ess than the number applied for, the payment in excess "i 0 applied towards the atncunt due - ...______- • FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retai ne d b y the Bankers. • pi, 1g0...... ' 0 the Directors of the British and Netherland s Ands India Bank (Limited). G entle (Limited). paid to yrur Bankers the sum of share s in per share on beino- a deposit of 41 he abo N ; e c "alt number°lnPadi"l'' I h e er e ela u e r m es e t athmate youeroTta'n ins /' -Y in r 'an such or in respect of any le ( " clu in , he r ~, espect of shares,to 1 88 u r n - dt,,J%11 raay allot me ; and pay on allotmentt ie fu ther ine', °s v tt ot XI, per share thereon, and I request that ray name ' ve Placed on the Perrister of Members tor the shares so allotted - --1, Name in fu11................. .... .. Residence ........................ Profession or busines s .. ........... . Date ............................ CIOHO ESTATE. HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINKSS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold P ro p er ty , or h av i ne . B us i ness an d Houses to be disposes of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MittRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 26, Gerrard-street, Soho, W. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, &c. Rents Collected. MESSRS. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., beg respectfully to inform their patron , that in conse quence of the approaching termination of the season, and the arrangements they have made for the early receipt of their Autumn novelties, they have determined to offer the summer portion of their valuable stock at a very great diminution in price. With this intention, they have carefully revised the goods in the various departments specially to effect such a redu,tion, and offer them for sa'e this day (July Ist) throughout the month and during August. Messrs. Howell, James, and Co., respectfully solicit an early inspection. 5,7, 9, Regent-street, Pall Mall. BED•ROOM CANDLES. "RICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop erease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes le. and 3s. each, are recommended as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 29. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special candle ;ticks to fit thin candles, is. and 2s. 6d. each; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOILET SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, f 0 tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SHERWOODOLE "Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. cansuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Price's Patent," from 6d. ties, 6d. and is. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold , ut the state ment that It is "equal to Prices." Retail throng Wholesale by Price s Patent Long t any Grocer. Caudle Company (Limited), don. p RIZE ME D A L.--INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER dr CO., Wax Chandlers, dm, &0., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. Established 1720.) The Jurors' Rep or t ( on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manut acture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation Which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn„l com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with fatted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d, per lb. Ordinary qu a lit y .. .. • • • • • . 2s. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. .. • • • . Is. sd. per lb. Second quality • • • • • ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality •• .• • • • • .. Is. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufaetory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar THE PLANET JUPITER, when magnified 250 times with the NEW £5 TELESCOPE, appears seven times as large as the moon N to thenaked eye; and the other mplanetary bodies proportionately. It will also distinguish arks of a she e p and features of a man four miles, shot upon a target t wo miles, and time b y a church clock form t 10 miles. This instrument I s guaran t ee d i n wr iti ng t o per he whole 01 the above, and to be equal in the most im portant respects t o telescopes costing £7O. It has a 3 inch superior achromatic object glass, two eyepieces, tc., with portable metal tripod stand with jointed claw feet. Persons are invited to apply for a diagram with other particulars, and eight sheets of testimonials from scientific and other gentle men, including Lord Hesse. Sent free by book post —S. and B. SOLOMON S, 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly. Powerful small pocket telescopes, opera, race, field, and general out door glasses. T EET H. —IMPROVED MECHANICAL DENTlSTRY.—Professional abilities and great artistic skill have been most successfully combined in the pronuction of ARTIFICIAL TKETH. upon a new principle. The real value or the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be experi enced by all wishing to avail themselves of professional assistance by =salting 3lr. AL Isl4;ltT, 34, Great Russell st eet Bloomsbury, whose experience has enabled him to m eff ct ' such admirable, convenient contrivanc es b y artificial eans, and which are so perfectly efficient. Second Edition, Correct e e lo dtahnid 3d Tvised, post free 7d., i n Treatise, te: va etiv or , with lost. os the tt. h a Practical rip HE TEETH : best means of restoring them when defective By A. ESKELL, Esq., Surgeon-Dentist, 8. Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor - square. " It really contains all that is necessary good keepirkgof , he mou li and teeth, and deserves the seriouse consideration of all who adequately regard their health, comfort, and appearance."—The Sun, May 4, 186 1. "We can commend this little brochure on a subject noon June 5, 1861. w ulcil e..erybody takes an interest."-3ledical car, ircu .1 We can recommend its perusal to those who wish to pre serve their tetb, and to those who know the value of th em. ,, —Daily News, June ", 1861. Loncicn: Clements, Little rUltelleY-Street, H 0 It THAN D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient—probably the MOST efficient—system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland Hill. NEW PATENT CURTAIN HOOK that requires no sewing, and, if reversed, can be used for many purposes. To be had of all shops in town or country. Patentees, W. TENT and Co., 23, Birchin-lane, London, E.C. HARPER TWELVETREES' UNIVERSAL CLOTHES WRINGER.—Mrs. Beecher, laundress, Queen Anne-road, Maidstone, says—" It will wring the finest laces and muslins, as well as full-sized counterpanes ; and does not press hooks or break buttons." Price 205., carriage paid; or of ironmongers. City Depot, sr, Bishops gate-street, Within, E.C. ; Works, Bromley-by-Bow, Lon don, E. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine. ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2, 5,10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANA at 149, Strand. W.C. ROUND SHOULDERS, STOOPING HABITS, and DEFORMITIES are prevented and cured by CHAN DL ER'S IMPROVED CH EST -EXPA NDING BP:ACES, for both sexes, of all ages. They strengthen the voice and lungs, relieve indigestion, and are especially recom mended to children for assisting the growth and producing a perfect symmetrical figure, superseding the old braces and stays.-66, Berners-street, Oxford-street, W. Illustrated Pamphlets forwarded. PHEASANT REARING for 1864. CHAMBERLIN'S AROMATIC SPANISH MEAL, ARKER RICE, PELLET, D. S. MEAT GREAVES, pre pared with CAYCAR EXCELSIOR, is the most efficacious food for rearing and feeding Game, preventing gapes, snarls, and death. BOOKS on Feeding and the proper Management of Game, from hatching to maturity, with over 200 testimonials from the nobility and gamekeepers, with prices, posted free on re ceipt of two stamps, byMr. James Chamberlin, Spanish Wine Merchant, opposite the Exchange, Norwich. CHAMBER LIN'S CANADIAN POULTRY MEAL for all the year round, 16s. per cwt., including hag. The use of this food keeps the chickens in perfect health ; and the in crease of eggs, of the richest colour and flavour, is marvellous. Dog Grcaves, 10s. per cwt. Please state price when ordering. N.B.—Advices received daily of the efficacy of the Spanish Meal and Cayoars. One gentleman writes, "All my young pheasants last season were sickly, and several died; those that were strong enough to eat your Spanish Meal recovered in two days, and became fine and beautiful birds." ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Maje3ty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE S,N.G President—llis Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq, The numerous and urgont appeals of the sick poor for ad mission compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged to treat as out-patients many distres4ing cases which, with more adequate funds, they would gladly admit into the wards. The premises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500 beds. The Hospital is not endowed , but is wholly dependent on Treasurer,voluntaryco Edward ntribution an. contributions elremgacies, which are re ce i ve d by the Esq., N ieholas- lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; H err i es an d Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; , lliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street Maatcrman and Co.;7. Burned and Co., Li verpool ; and at the Hospital, from 10 till 5. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary. In the shots which were separately fired with a view to determine the accuracy of the different weapons the follow ing were the scores respectively :—Whitworth, 29, Turner, 26, Boucher, 4. At the range immediately adjoining the trial of small bores proceeded simultaneously. That known as Green's was the first taken up. Of its 100 rounds, which were completed in 21 minutes, the following produce was recorded :—Bull's eyes, 4 ; centres, 14; enters, 20 ; ricochets, 6 ; misses, 50 ; total marks, 110. The number of nfssfires being considered an important element in the performance of breech loaders, note was taken of the fact that there were three such with this weapon in the firing of the 100 rounds. Henry ' s rifle, allotted number i o n t gcartridge o sc f shots in their o wn i gnitions, discharged its in 17 min. 12 sec., and made, Bull's eyes, 24; centres, 41; outers, 20; ricochets, 3; misses, 12— total marks, 259. Three missfires also occurred with this weapon, but they were all connected with the same charge, which was then drawn and replaced by another, when no further difficulty occurred. Bearing in mind that the Cooper rifle, unlike its predecessors, had to be capped before every discharge, its 100 rounds were got through with wonderful rapidity. They were all fired li n 15 minutes, but the pace told on the steadiness of aim, for the score made when the rounds were exhausted was the f o ll owing : —Bull's eyes, 4; centres, 9; outers, 13 ; ricochets, 19; misses, 55—total marks, 69. A fourth competitor entered and began his 100 shots, but found there w as so methingdef ec ti ve i n t h e spr i ng of the hammer, which it was necessary to remedy before proceeding further. Other gunmakers were on the ground, but the state of the weather deterred them from commenc ing till this morning, when the c ompetition will be resumed at 9 o'clock. Lord Elcho and General Hay attended to watch the pro ceedings on the part of the Council. A meeting took place last week in one of the large tents of the Volunteers of all Yorkshire , n ow present at the great national rifle contest. The object of the gat h er i ng was f or the purpose of organising committees for selecting " teams" to represent that important county, boasting of some of the crack shots of the kingdom, both in . t h e small bore and the Enfield national rifle contests at Wimbledon . Lord Bolton was called upon to preside. His lordshi such an organisation, P adverted to the which met the cordial committees for the several approbation of all present. It was agreed upon that the a a n dv d a m nt a a d g e es so a m nd e chapmall l Bedale. East Riding— ridings, with a view to the carrying out of the abject : West Riding— following gentle Captain Mackie, Wakefield; Captain Har rison, Rotherham ; Ensign .Thomas,. lialifax ; Captain York. For the North Riding --Captain Scrooge, Ewen, pertinentm the e n sho should desirability ldform remarks,oc f J. J. Thorney, Esq / Hull ; Lieut, Thos, liarland, Brid lington. Captain Harrison, hon.secr et arY. After these appointments the meeting was adjourned until the York Danby Hall; Lieut. F. contest, which takes place next month. -r, o , tin -. atless, under such auspices, the association will comme nd itself at onc e to the notice and support of the whole of the Yorkshire Volunteers, and more especially to the crack shots of the p e s which we noticed in use at co nsiderable at was the new ac h romatic one it sho we d th e great county. Among the various telescopes with c ‘v t e h d i e h several tention of by the reo s t o a n r targets, s t , h and clearnessd which attr mark of the bullet on the disc, manufactured by the Messrs. Solomon s, of Albemarle street, which we were informed is published at a very low price by this firm, in order that it may be within the reach of every volunteer for rifle contests and observation. : re r g a a t t h io e n r havinglN A PARis r , quietly glancing EXTRAORDINARY SCENE ‘ j o t Il h w e l sa e k il tunes e . —On the forenoon of Sunday unedi fying and indecorous scene occurred in a parish church not was practising far from the banks of the Dee. The clergy man had en rreidtsecessor in it . o te v r e e r d h e i a s rl m y s a . n , danwdasthseearterdeceinntothre pulpit, for the day with his choir, the church otherwise being as yet unoccupied except one pew, the l'a c s o t n not yet assembled. The occupant of this particular pew had, it would appear, a reason for being early, a- k' part from He is the new tenant of a farm, the commendable habit cf promptitude for f p o had not attended the Established Church, and consequently did not require the pew, which had, however , conti nue d t o be occupied by the tenant who was his predecessor in the farm. This latter,who had quitted the farm 19 y ears ago, had shown no disposition to give up hts occupan cy at t h e call c f the new tenant, who, having duly certified himself as to the pew that belonged to him as tenant, h a d gone early to church, in the spirit of the m a xim that it posses sion is nine points in law." The old tenant, however, came into church when matters were going on as described, and ordered him to clear out. This he refused to do, where upon the old occupant seized him by the throat, and pro ceeded to drag him out by sheer force. In the scu ffl e that ensued, the n ew t enan t' s collar and shirt front were torn and damaged, and are now in the hands of the fiscal of a neighbouring county town, forming a sort of corpu s delicti in whatever civil or criminal proceedings may be deemed necessary as a fitting wind-up to this rather un seem l y ecclesiastical encounter,—.aerdeen free .Press. FOREST OF SHADOWS I "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passing' and repassing through the Magic Fountain, 1.13 so complete an Illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."--Morning Star, Feb. 19. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented company, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Powcr, Mr. T. Maclagan, G. W, Jester, &c. A dmission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, la. ANTHROPOGLOSSOS.-NO W OP EN.- This extraordinary mechanical phenomenon, rivalling Nature herself in its vocal and elocutionary powers, will be exhibited DAILY, at 12, 1, 2 3,4, 5,0, 7,8, and 9 o'clock, at the ST. JAMES'S HALL: Piccadilly. Admission, One Shilling.—The Press has pronounced it to be the Wonder of the World. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of DR. COUTY DE LA POMMERAIS, the Poisoner, taken from the original photograph, by Mons. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to, the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, ls. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. SHORTHAND. —PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 61; free by post, 71 SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d. PNEUMATIC DESPATCII (LIMITED). The report of the directors states that they fully expected to have been able to announce to the shareholders that the first portion of the line from Euston to Holborn was completed, and the system in operation upon a large scale with the full-sized tube. The necessary works will, however, yet ac quire from a month to six weeks to complete; and under these circumstances the general meeting, whit❑ must, according to the resolution of the Ist of August last, take place in the month of July, will be held on the 30th inst, pro forma, and adjourned until a day to be then named, when tLe first portion of the line will bo finished, and the directors will be able to submit to the shareholders complete state ments of the costs, and the result of the working of the first section of the large tube. Murder and Suicide, Yesterday the police received information that a murder had been committed in Smith-street, Somers-town, and upon proceeding to No. 15 in that street they found that their information was correct. In a coal cellar in a back kitchen the body of a woman had been found concealed, and in the last stage of putrefaction. It appears that for some years past the woman, whose proper name was Resitla Bishop, had been living with a man named James Brown, a carpenter. This man, although merely a journeyman, had saved money and was proprietor of several houses in the neighbourhood. He was about 50 years of age, while the deceased was only about 35. They lived in the above named house as man and wife, and occupied the two par lours and back kitchen, the front kitchen and first floor be ing let off to lodgers. They had been in the habit of drink ing and quarrelling. On Tuesday morning last both of them were seen about together, and they were then appa rently on the best terms. A short time afterwards they were heard quarrelling in the back kitchen. The deceased was heard to scream as if in great agony, and then to fall heavily. This did not create any surprise, and, in fact, one of the next-door neighbours remarked that the quarrel be tween Brown and his wife was soon over, and that they had soon made matters up, as all was quiet. Brown was seen about the house as usual that day and the next. He said that he and his wife had had a row and that she had left him. No notice was taken of the fact that the man did not return, as he had given out that he had got work at the docks, and he had before been known not to return till the Saturday night. On the Saturday night he returned. His son, a youth, called to see him, and they, it is stated, had supper, and then retired to rest, both of them sleeping in the same bed. At the usual hour on Sunday morning both got up, and as it was supposed that the murdered woman did not intend to return, Brown was invited to take dinner with his lodger on the firstfloor, and he did so. Before dinner he was asked why he did not return sooner, and he replied that he did not like to do so, as he thought he would give hie wife an opportunity of coming back, and was surprised that she had not done so. He ate a hearty dinner, and late on Sunday night retired, as it was thought, to bed, he at the time being as cheerful as usual. Yesterday morning an old woman who occupies the front kitchen noticed a strong smell in the house, which apparently had its origin in the back kitchen. About 12 o'clock a neighbour came in, and in speaking about the smell remarked that it was strange that the deceased woman had not been seen since the day her screams were heard. She suggested that the deceased had been murdered, and that the bad smell arose from the body. She tried the back kitchen door, and finding that she could not get admission there she and the lodger went into the yard and looked into the room. Everything appeared to be in proper order, .but, the woman's suspicions being aroused, she determined on entering the room. The window was forced and the womarientered, and found, on opening a door, the dead body of the deceased crushed into a small closet under the stairs, with the head downward. The police were sent for, and Inspector Gibson, of the S division, and Police-constable Woodrow, 165 S, immediately attended. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition, but an examination of it by Dr Sutherin, of St. Pancras-road, and Dr Jackson, of Brewer-street, showed that a deep wound had been inflicted on the back of the head before death. In spector Gibson, finding both parlour doors shut and locked, proceeded to break open the door of the front parlour. On entering he was surprised to find the body of Brown hang ing close to the folding door, Round the neck was a clothes line. The Inspector immediately cut down the body and the doctors pronounced that the deceased had been dead many hours. The murderer, although only a few inches from the ground, had to hang his head on one side to make the rope tight. By some it is supposed that the wound which killed the woman was caused by a kick, and by others that it was done by some blunt instrument. This latter notion was formed by the police ; but, although a strict search was made, no instrument calculated to produce the wound which caused the death of the deceased was found that had the least trace of blood on it. A small knife, how ever, was found smeared with blood, but that was not the weapon that inflicted the wound. The man, when hanging, had no boots or coat on, and on the police examining the coat he wore at dinner yesterday with the lodger they found marks as of blood on it, and in the pocket a case containing two rezors which had apparently been recently sharpened. The deceased woman is described as having been of very prepossessing appearance and of the most cleanly habits, as her dress and the appearance of the house generally de noted. It is stated that she was a married woman, that her husband is alive and resides and works at Birmingham, and that she has had no children, The murderer is also said to have been married, and it is stated that his wife and family are now living. Dr, Lankester, the coroner, has been informed of the discovery of the bodies, and it is gated that, owing to the decomposed state of the ivomati, the inquest will in held this day (Tuesday). "The whole affair was confined to a mere excess, such as will happen among mixed garrisons, parti cularly where, as here, one class of troops, having served with distinction against the enemy, is per haps inclined to be more exacting than at other times, and the other class does not feel inclined to submit. At any rate, the mutual position is diffi cult, and requires tact and good sense to be brought. o a fortunate issue. But 111 , ,j0r von Hake has telegraphed in such terms to his Majesty the King of Prirs , ia, in Berlin, and to his Royal Wellness Prince Frederick Charles, that two more Prussian companie s refieb.i..d 12.47na.b..ar g from Sobleowi 6 yesterday, as reinforcements and for eventful assist ance, and I have good reason to believe that further Prussian detachments are on the march from Kiel. Especial importance and tne3ning, therefore, ap pears to have been attached to these occurrences. Yesterday afternoon, as soon as I received the first report of the disturbances, I immediately sent Colonel von Fabrice to Rendsburg to prevent any recurrence of disorder, and to inform me at the same time of the real position of affairs. The Hanoverian Major-General von darn Knesebeck also received orders to repair to Rendsburg the same evening and examine into and report upon what occurred. I further requested the Prussian commander to adopt the same course as far as possible. Colonel Fabrice will go to-day to the head-quarters of the allied army in Apenrade, to lay before his Royal Highness Prince Frederick Charles, to whom very highly coloured reports have probably been made—our view of what has taken place, and to obviate, if possible, any farther concentration of Prussian troops upon Rendsburg and the vicinity. cc Finally, I have very respectfully to report that no further disturbances occurred yesterday or last night, and that indeed no reason appears to exist for the assumption that they could be renewed. All requeite measures of precaution have taken place. " GUSTY VON HAKE, Lieut.-General." The following correspondence has taken place in consequence of the disturbances : " PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES OF PRUSSIA TO GENERAL VON HAKE. " I have respectfully to inform your Excellency that the outrages committed within the last few days by soldiers of the Federal garrison against Prussian sentinals and hospitals demand an immediate guarantee against the repetition of such and still further insults and dangers to the chief station and depot of the allied army. "His Majesty, my King and master, has there• fore been induced to issue the following order :—I am to take possession of Rendsburg, and make my self master of the place. In consequence of this Major-General von Goben *rill present himself be fore Rendsburg at noon, upon the 21st, with 6,000 men and two batteries, in readiness to undertake the occupation of the posts. "It will depend upon the moderation, tact, and energy so frequently shown by your Excellency whether this inevitable step, indispensable to the honour of the Prussian army, shall be carried out in such a manner that the regulation of the entire affair may be left to subsequent diplomatic negotia- tion." " GENERAL VON RAKE TO PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES. " Your Royal Highness's communication of the inst. has been received by me, having crossed Col. von Fabrics, despatched upon a mission to head quarters. In view of the truthful explanations which my officer will have given your Royal High ness as to the military riots in Rendsburg, I feel firmly convinced that military measures of so re markable a character would not have been adopted if your Royal Highness had been already is posses sion of my officer's Herbal report. " It is impossible for me, therefore, to consent to the occupation of Rendsburg by Prussian troops, but also clearly out of my power, independent of other important reasons, to think of offering mili tary opposition with a weak garrison of four corn parries. I must therefore decline all responsibility, and leave your Royal Highness to be answerable for the consequences. In case of your Royal Hig hness ad. hering to the intention y ou h ave expressed,, I shall, however, for the present, withdraw the tro o p s fro m Rendsburg to avoid a conflict." It has already been communicated by telegraph that General von Goben occupied the town a n d fortress of Rendsburg with a combined brigad e at noon on the 21st. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.--D ur i ng the five days the show was open at Newcastle last week, 114,281 persons were a dmitted, and t he money taken at the entrances amounted to £8,171. The aggregate amount taken at the Leeds meeting was £10,889 ; N ewcastle , therefore, occup ies the second position as regards the number of visitors and the amount of money taken, Under the title of " La France et Europe," the Pays publishes another article, warning the two German Powers not to imagine themselves at liberty to dispose as they please of the Danish pro. vinces. The late debates in the English Parliament on the diplomatic documents published in London, but repudiated by the three Northern Sovereigns, show that all parties in England are of opinion that for the advancement of progress and civilise. tion and for the maintenance of peace, the union between France and England should be made more and more intimate :—" And let no mistake be made in the matter," says the writer, " when on both sides of the Channel an intimate alliance and a cordial understanding are spoken of, it is not in view of a material war, to be made and carried on in com mon with cannons and muskets. No one anticipates anything of the sort. It is in view of common efforts to be combined in favour of civilisation, peace, and liberty. Civilisation, peace, and liberty appear to still have in old Earope stubborn and incorrigible adversaries who concert together to impede their normal develepluent, end the calm and legitim , ,te el - pension of those principles. Well, the statesmen eiFeenee and England say with reason that the pro jects directed against liberty are without danger on the day then the two great 'Western Powers, which are at the head of the Rations, labour toe gether for the general prosperity and for tb a emancipation of humanity. Whilst in both houe,es of the British Parliament the Mieisterial mem bers, as well ea those of the Opposition, recog nise the value end utility of the Anglo French alliance, the Ambassadors and Minister of the Northern Courts and of the Governments of Ger_ many make energetic protestations of their lively sympathy for the Court of the Tuileries. All the Cabinets of the European continent make it their duty to declare that they attach the greatest price to remaining in harmony with the Cabinet of Paris. They assure that Government of their ardent desire to live in the best intelligence with it, and affirm that never a hostile thought nor a warlike inclina tion had entered their minds. In a word, if all do not seek the alliance with France with the same eagerness, because all do not follow the same liberal and progressive, pacific, and civilising career, all at least endeavour to reassure her as to their feelings and intentions; all prove clearly the high esteem in which they hold her, and the extreme confidence which they accord to her. We may be allowed to eulogise the Emperor's Government for those results which spring from the w isdom and moderation it has shown in the question of the Duchies. France has not to trouble herself materially either about the plans more or less contrary to right and equity which Austria and Prussia appear to pursue with the complicity of Russia relative to Denmark. Those projects do not affect us directly; they interest infinitely more the Diet, whose authority they suppress, and the Con. federation, whose dissolution they prepare. The Emperor's Government, cannot, however, remain indifferent to acts which at the same time shock the old and the new public law—to a violence which no longer belongs to the present age, and which re veals a spirit of conquest so contrary to modern manners—and to diplomatic arrangements which attest the intention of opposing the pacific and regular advance of ideas of progress and civilise. tion. Those are tendencies and fads to be re. gretted, and are too much in opposition to the requirements of peace and the principles of liberty of our times for the chastisement not to follow the fault, since he who sows the storm must of necessity reap the whirlwind. France of 1789 and of 18 " must disapprove by her language of such tendencies and such facts, in order to show clearly that she o:la givelcll belongs to y oung E urope, an d not to the old, and this she does with th e mo d era ti on an d disinterested ness which chara c t er i se h er present policy. The position which the Court of the Tuileries has derived from the cont ras t b e t ween this di s interestedness and h m u o r d r c y r moderation and acnadreetrheo of violence h e and ambition other io to that Government at the present moment an in mense political ascendancy , a nd a considerable mora l influence. That as cendancy an influence how true u eplace e at d the se r, it ice is of which uni4 she will know vernal progress and DEATH OF MRS. WOOD, TIIE VOCALIST.—This once celebrated vocalist expired on Thursday last at Bala& Ball, Bretton West, near Wakefield, where she had resided for the last 12 months, Mrs Wood had retired from public life for many years, and devoted her talents to the teaching of music at Leeds. It was at the national theatres, Drury-lane and Covent-garden, that Mrs Wood, as Miss Paton, first won her great fame as a vocalist, and gained a hold upon the admiration of the public which never c e a sed until her final retirement from the stage. Her I cper toire, When her fame became established, extended through the whole range of English opera, in which there was scarcely a piece which she did not adorn by her attractive vocalisation and dramatic talents. It was in the zenith of her reputation as a vocalist that she was married to Lord William Lennox. The union, however, did not prove a happy one, and no very long time elapsed before a separa tion, followed by a divorce, took place. She subsequently married Mr Wood, himself a vocalist of considerable talent. As Mrs Wood she continued to maintain the high po s iti on she had achieved as the first of English female vocalists, gradually contracting her public engagements, h owever, until she finally retired tram the stage, and took up her residence at Wakefield, where she lived lor several years. She afterwards removed to Leeds, where, as already stated, she occupied the position of a teacher of music.